Experiential Learning in Mathematics


Eric J. Hall, John McDermott, Ewa Bieniecka

University of Dundee Education Academy Conference 2024

2024-09-04

Mathematics at Dundee

Evidence of Positive Practice

Bias vs Variation

Age Guessing: group task [10 min]

  • Ten cards display a photo of a person unknown to you. These cards will be passed around from group to group.
  • For each card:
    • Estimate the age of the person in the photo in whole years; your group must come up with a single estimate.
    • Record your estimate in the attached table.
  • Please select one person to report your group’s estimates.

#| standalone: true

from shiny import *

app_ui = ui.page_fluid(
    ui.input_slider("n", "N", 0, 100, 40),
    ui.output_text_verbatim("txt"),
)

def server(input, output, session):
    @output
    @render.text
    def txt():
        return f"The value of n*2 is {input.n() * 2}"

app = App(app_ui, server)